Criminal complaint against specialist sergeant Musa O.

* HDP MP Feleknas Uca visited E.'s family. Photo: MA

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Having raped 18-year-old İpek E. and driving her to suicide in Turkey's southeastern province of Batman, specialist sergeant Musa O. now faces a criminal complaint for "driving to commit suicide."

The attorneys of the E. family have filed a criminal complaint against specialist sergeant Musa O., who is also indicted for "aggravated sexual assault." In the criminal complaint submitted to the Batman Chief Public Prosecutor's Office by 11 attorneys representig the family, it has been indicated that Musa O. committed the offense of "driving to suicide."

'İpek did not belong in a coffin'

Speaking to Mezopotamya Agency (MA), Hakime Kılıç, the mother of İpek E., has stated that President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan "should have come today and defended their rights."

She has briefly added the following:

"They said, 'She is the sister of a police officer, her deceased body is our deceased body.' If that was so, why didn't a single person come here and dwell on it? I have been watching all of these on TV.

"Why didn't they come here and speak here? I had a video taken at the funeral. I did it to announce to the whole world that İpek did not belong in a coffin. But they deleted it, too. I don't know who did it. But there was apparently a traitor among us that he deleted the video. Whoever he was, why should he step forward and say that he did it?"

What happened?

Living in the Beşiri district of Turkey's southeastern province of Batman, İpek E. appealed to the Siirt Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on July 7 and filed a criminal complaint against specialist sergeant Musa O. Indicating that he raped her, E. gave a detailed deposition to the prosecutor.

On July 16, she left a letter and attempted to claim her life with a gun. She was taken to the Batman Regional Hospital. İpek E. was seriously wounded when she was hospitalized. After being treated there for 34 days, İpek E. lost her life at the hospital on August 18, 2020.

Musa O. was detained as part of the investigation on July 16. He was referred to court with a request for his arrest; however, he was then released on probation. The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office objected to this ruling, but it was not accepted. An indictment was prepared on July 27.

The indictment was returned due to missing points. The prosecutor's office objected to this decision as well. With this objection accepted, the office demanded Musa O.'s arrest again with this indictment. Amid social media outrage, Musa O. has been arrested and sent to prison.

(EMK/SD)